Over the Hills and Far Away (album)
| Over the Hills and Far Away | ||||
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| EP by Nightwish | ||||
| Released | June 2001 | |||
| Recorded |
Caverock Studios, Kitee and Finnvox Studios, Helsinki, Finland, February-March 2001 Tullikamari, Tampere, Finland, 29 December 2000 (additional live recordings) | |||
| Genre | Symphonic metal, power metal | |||
| Length | 20:22 | |||
| Label |
Spinefarm (Finland) Drakkar (Europe) Century Media (US) Toy's Factory (Japan) | |||
| Producer | Nightwish & Tero Kinnunen | |||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| PopMatters | [2] |
| Sea of Tranquility | [3] |
| Kerrang! | |
| Metal Hammer (GER) | [4] |
Over the Hills and Far Away is the first EP by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish, released in 2001 through both Spinefarm Records and Drakkar Records. Bassist Sami Vänskä would leave the band after the recording of this CD, due to musical differences between him and Tuomas Holopainen, to be replaced by the current bassist and male vocalist, Marco Hietala.[5]
The editions by Drakkar and Century Media contain different additional live tracks taken from the live DVD From Wishes to Eternity, recorded in Tampere, Finland, on 29 December 2000.[6]
The EP debuted at number one on the Finnish Singles Chart and spent twelve weeks in the top three, topping it for another four weeks and spending six weeks at number two.[7] It charted for a total of 49 weeks, including two weeks in early 2004.[8] The EP has been awarded double-platinum certification in Finland and has sold over 36,000 copies to date, becoming the sixth-best-selling single of all time in Finland.[9] Over the Hills and Far Away entered also the European charts, in the Top 100 of Germany,[10] Austria,[11] France[12] and Switzerland.[13]
The EP has two new songs and a remake of Angels Fall First's "Astral Romance", sung by Tony Kakko beside Tarja Turunen. The title song is a cover from the Northern Irish singer and guitarist Gary Moore, and has backing vocals by Tuomas Holopainen and Kakko; Tapio Wilska sings on "10th Man Down".
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Tuomas Holopainen, except "Over the Hills and Far Away" by Gary Moore.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Over the Hills and Far Away" (Gary Moore cover) | 4:03 |
| 2. | "10th Man Down" (featuring Tapio Wilska) | 5:24 |
| 3. | "Away" | 4:33 |
| 4. | "Astral Romance" (re-recorded, featuring Tony Kakko) | 5:22 |
Personnel
Nightwish
- Tarja Turunen – vocals
- Tuomas Holopainen – synthesizers, keyboards, backing vocals on track 1
- Erno "Emppu" Vuorinen – guitars
- Sami Vänskä – bass guitar
- Jukka Nevalainen – drums
Guest musicians
- Tapio Wilska (from Finntroll) – vocals on track 2
- Tony Kakko (from Sonata Arctica) – vocals on track 4, backing vocals on track 1
Production
- Tero Kinnunen - producer, engineer, mixing
- Mikko Karmila - engineer, mixing
- Mika Jussila - mastering
- Sami Vänskä - cover photo
- Tomi Laurén - illustrations
- Cartography by some "Raised in the Barrel" Spinedude
Charts
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Finnish Singles Chart[7] | 1 |
| Austrian Top 40 Albums[11] | 54 | |
| Swiss Albums Top 100[13] | 79 | |
| German Albums Chart[10] | 85 | |
| French Albums Chart[12] | 139 |
Certifications
| Country | Organization | Year | Sales |
| Finland | IFPI | 2006 | 2x Platinum (+ 30,000)[14] |
See also
References
- ↑ Over the Hills and Far Away (album) at AllMusic
- ↑ Begrand, Adrien (23 January 2005). "Nightwish: Once / Over the Hills and Far Away". PopMatters. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
- ↑ Pierce, Ken (2 February 2008). "Nightwish: Over the Hills and Far Away". Sea of Tranquility.org. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
- ↑ "Nightwish: Over the Hills and Far Away" (in German). Metal Hammer. July 2001. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
- ↑ "The band- Biography". Nightwish.com. Retrieved 6 November 2009. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ "Over The Hills and Far Away (brazilian version) - Nightwish". Whiplash.net. Retrieved 6 November 2009. External link in
|publisher=(help) - 1 2 "Nightwish - Over the Hills and Far Away (song)". Finnishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
- ↑ "Nightwish: Over The Hills And Far Away" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
- ↑ "Kaikkien aikojen myydyimmät kotimaiset singlet" [Best-selling domestic singles of all time] (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
- 1 2 "Album - Nightwish, Over the Hills and Far Away". Charts.de (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
- 1 2 "Nightwish - Over the Hills and Far Away (album)". Austriancharts.at (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
- 1 2 "Nightwish - Over the Hills and Far Away (album)". Lescharts.com (in French). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
- 1 2 "Nightwish - Over the Hills and Far Away". Hitparade.ch (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
- ↑ "Tilastot - Nightwish" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
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